{"product_id":"1964-battle-of-the-wilderness-5-fredericksburg-va-first-day-cover-2","title":"1964 Battle of the Wilderness 5¢ Fredericksburg, VA First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Artmaster First Day Cover features the 5¢ Civil War Centennial stamp honoring the Battle of the Wilderness, postmarked on May 5, 1964, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, with the special Wilderness Station cancel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, marked the opening engagement of Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. It was one of the war’s bloodiest and most chaotic fights, conducted in dense, tangled forest that neutralized artillery and favored defensive tactics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe striking black-and-white cachet depicts facing portraits of Grant and Lee above a dramatic artillery scene, flanked by crossed American and Confederate flags. The design is signed “Artmaster First Day of Issue.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressed to Mr. Kenneth F. Shields in Rochester, New York, the cover carries the handwritten address 32 Arvine Park, Rochester, New York 14611.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clean, well-centered example ideal for Civil War topical or Centennial-era collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388346335396,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623093051.jpg?v=1782235726","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1964-battle-of-the-wilderness-5-fredericksburg-va-first-day-cover-2","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}